Being enthusiastic and excited to teach will help students engage more in learning.
knowing my students names and their background helps me understand why they are there and what they need from me to be successful.
Greeting students at the door each day and creating a warm welcoming routine for the start of class buildings a positive classroom environment for students of all ages. I appreciated the suggestion to bring in industry experts to reinforce your expectations and the outcomes for your course- this is a great way to bring relevance and real world application into your classroom in an authentic way.
There was a lot of content that I enjoyed in this section. Since we are in a COVID environment, I greet each student as they sign into Teams. This helps me to establish a rapport and learn their voices when they ask for help. I also think knowing your subject and presenting it with enthusiasm is very important. Teachin energizes me.
It is important to make the students feel that you know each of them on a personal level and you will do what it takes to make them succeed. I already make it a point to try and know everyone by name. Being virtual now, I make it a priority to reach out to students and make sure there is nothing I can help them with. If I see the student is struggling, I make it a point to see what I can do to help them.
I've learned student retention is in part a major objective of the instructor. Through providing physical comfort, security, acceptance and self-respect students are more likely to succeed and complete the course. I apprecaite the content on enthusiasm and fun while understanding adult learners are more likely to be active learners versus passive learners.
It is ok to have fun in class,to even share a joke with the students. This does not only relief pressure but also helps the students settle in.
Adult learners generally try harder than younger students because they see the value in education.
Creativity, self evaluation, reflection is what I learned from this activity and can incorporate in areas needing improvement
I think that it is a great idea to great the students each day, it shows that we care about the individual
As an instructor it is important that we are presented content in a creative manner to keep student engaged. We must continuously evaluate ourselves and change according to the student population and our personal development.
In my previous expiriences in teaching, I always manage to throw in a joke or 2 to keep the students enguaged & interested in the current lesson. This behavior keeps the students lookin forward to comming back to class.
i have a certain standard for my students. I have to hold that standard and they will rise to it. I am not a babysitter.
Students have many life experiences that have given them many different kinds of skills. They want to use these skills to develop knowledge and expertise to achieve their career goals. This can be done in a lot of ways. Call them by name, give feedback that is fair and caring. Have fun in the classroom by being transparent with the students. Reinforce and reward them to see a higher rate of success.
I bring excitement to the class room because I love what I do. I love to open up with the joke of the day to get their attention. I then often have them engaged in a fix my problem conversation where they tell me how to troubleshoot a mechanical A.C. issue.
I plan to continue to be ethusiatic and of course show visual aid to draw atention and student envilvement when in class/ groups.
It is important to have fun in the opening moments of class, as the best instructors always helped us relax and prep for learning. I would like to focus on this since I have a pattern of starting with a greeting then covering the objectives for the class.
HUMAN FACTOR, make an effort to build rapport with your students the moment they set foot in the classroom.
I would always remember the "horse" analogy.
Place yourself in the seats and minds of the students. Try to vizualize the way that they preceive you as an instructor. If you dont like the model that you are seeing, there is a good chance that the students will have the same feelings while in class.
after reading this material I reflected on my education. I had teachers that ran the gamut of the" monotone plodder" who made class a tortuous experience to the dynamic teacher who captivated students and made learning fun.
I plan on trying to be dynamic and adaptive. I undertand that each group of students may need a different approach to maximize their learning experience. I can not set my teaching method in stone.
